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Stone Standing Bodhisattva of Beopjusa Temple, Boeun

보은 법주사 석조희견보살입상 ( 報恩 法住寺 石造喜見菩薩立像 )

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Classification Treasure
Name of Cultural Properties Stone Standing Bodhisattva of Beopjusa Temple, Boeun
Quantity 1
Designated Date 2004.10.07
Age
Address 379, Beopjusa-ro, Songnisan-myeon, Chungcheongbuk-do

This statue of a Bodhisattva from Beopjusa Temple consists of a figure standing on a foundation stone carrying a large incense burner on its head. It is named the Stone Standing Huigyeon Bodhisattva, but its exact history remains something of a mystery. The lower pedestal stone, the body and the support for the incense burner are hewn from a single piece of stone, on which sits a bowl-shaped incense burner. It is an unusual sculpture in that it consists of a figure of a Bodhisattva making an offering to Buddha by kindling incense. The face is severely damaged, but the rest of the statue is in relatively good condition. The realistic expression of the chest area and the way the two arms hold up the incense burner, and the exquisite carvings of the sacerdotal robe draped on the back, suggest that this statue was made by the same sculptor as the Twin Lion Stone Lantern in the same temple. Although the face is damaged, the statue is a valuable relic as it is unusual in terms of its structural style and detailed sculptural techniques.